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title: Viking Age Trade Routes in North-West Europe
author: Brianann MacAmhlaidh
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9284/viking-age-trade-routes-in-north-west-europe/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Viking Age Trade Routes in North-West Europe

_Authored by Brianann MacAmhlaidh_

## Image File

[![Viking Age Trade Routes in North-West Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9284.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9284.png)

## Image Caption

Map showing some of the [Viking Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/29/the-viking-age/) (c. 790-1100 CE) [trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/trade/) routes that existed in North-West [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/) during this time. Among the places depicted are such major trading centres are Hededy, Ribe, [Birka](https://www.worldhistory.org/Birka/) and [Kaupang](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kaupang/) from [Viking](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) Scandinavia; York (Viking-occupied until halfway through the 10th century CE) and London in [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/); the Frankish trading emporium of Quentovic; and places from which trade with southern- and eastern Europe took place, such as Truso and Riga in the Baltic.

## Cite This Work

### APA
MacAmhlaidh, B. (2018, September 28). Viking Age Trade Routes in North-West Europe. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9284/viking-age-trade-routes-in-north-west-europe/>
### Chicago
MacAmhlaidh, Brianann. "Viking Age Trade Routes in North-West Europe." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 28, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9284/viking-age-trade-routes-in-north-west-europe/>.
### MLA
MacAmhlaidh, Brianann. "Viking Age Trade Routes in North-West Europe." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Sep 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9284/viking-age-trade-routes-in-north-west-europe/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Viking_Age_trade_routes_in_north-west_Europe.png) by [**Brianann MacAmhlaidh**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Viking_Age_trade_routes_in_north-west_Europe.png). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 28 September 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.